This is an update prior to Grete’s Great Gallop – 1.7 Miles on Sunday. All our runners who participated in the time trials understand their pace and potential for Sunday. We should all HAVE FUN!!!

T-Shirts: Our Five Points Runners T-Shirts are ready and will be available on Sunday. Shirts are blue with our gold/yellow logo and are a tech material (not cotton). They are $15 for children and $20 for adults.

Meeting Location: Five Points Runners and the NEST school team will meet at East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue between 8:00 am and 8:15 am. From there we will proceed into the park where we will:

Race Course: Please note that there is also a half marathon being run later that morning so please expect a lot of runners in the park. The start and end of the 1.7 will be West 67th Street. It is one lower loop of the park. Click on this link to access the course map.

Running Buddies: To ensure the safety of our runners a number of parents will be running with our runners. We will have a running buddy from NYRR who will also be joining our team, her name is Ashley Doran. Click on each item to access the runner list/buddy assignments, guidelines and other helpful material.

Contact Information:

Lydia Vanderloo (917) 331-0395
John Wiltshire (917) 747-7490

Please ensure that our runners get a good night’s rest and hydrate well the day before. See you Sunday.